There are destinations in the UK that don’t try to shout hard for attention. Instead they simply get noticed through a good helping of heritage, charm and a quiet sense of self. The Lygon Arms is tucked gracefully into the honey-hued vernacular of Broadway in the Cotswolds and it is one such a place.
There’s something oddly comforting about knowing a vehicle exists that puts function ahead of fluff. No pretence, no marketing gimmickry, just good, honest engineering. The new Toyota Land Cruiser doesn’t want to be your daily driver or your electric dream machine. It wants to be your workhorse and while putting it through its paces in and around the Cotswolds, I fell rather hard for it.
Introduction & Overview
The new Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the finest off-road vehicles ever made—even when compared to top-specced luxury off-roaders. Born as the Toyota BJ on 1 August 1951, it made history by conquering Mount Fuji’s sixth station. Renamed in 1954, it has since become Toyota’s longest-running model, with over 11.3 million sold across 170+ countries.
We embarked on a quest to find a challenge worthy of the Toyota Hilux Invincible. We needed an adventure that would make it sweat… or at least mildly perspire.
Our initial foray took us to Essex, the spiritual homeland of the pickup truck. Think of it as the Hilux's boot camp, a place where it could limber up and show off its moves on icy roads and varied terrain.
Toyota GR 86 Review
Introduction & Specs
The GR86, Toyota's successor to the GT86, is a 2-door, 4-seater coupe that stands out by offering both a 6-speed manual and automatic transmission options, a rarity among contemporary performance cars. Despite its compact size, the GR86 delivers impressive performance with a 2.4-litre 4-cylinder boxer engine producing 231 horsepower. This enables the car to accelerate from 0-62 mph in 6.3 seconds, although its top speed is limited to 140 mph.
When Toyota first announced they were bringing back the Supra I was like an excited child on the run-up to Christmas.
I was 6 years old in 1978 when Toyota released the first Supra. It was actually called the Celica Supra over here until 1986 when the 3rd generation Supra was released and the Celica connection was dropped.
Every so often, a manufacturer seems to lose their mind and create a car that just doesn't make sense, certainly not economic sense.
In the '80s, when I mesmerised by the wild Group B rally monsters, spitting flames through forest stages and throwing up huge rooster tails of snow through Norwegian backroads, manufacturers had to build a certain amount of road-going versions of their rally cars to be able to race them in Group B.
The Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Pro is somewhat of a legend and a labour of love for the CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda. Marketing aside, they designed this from the ground up as a true aficionado’s sports car. Whilst every car has to make a profit, Toyada seems to have clearly put sentiment and history to the fore in the making of this little beauty.
The Toyota Land Cruiser is undoubtedly one of the most iconic 4x4’s that has ever been made. it's been in production for nearly 70 years and has a reputation for unparalleled reliability and durability.
If you're in any doubt as to just how strong and reliable Toyota’s Land Cruiser is, let me tell you about Emil and Liliana Schmid who in 1984 took their land cruiser on a bit of a journey, which led them across 186 different countries, covering nearly half a million miles, and as of 2017, they were still on this journey.
We’ve had the new Toyota Supra for a week of fun and misbehaving. Toyota has created quite a dramatic car in the new Supra in more ways than one.
